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6 Fundamental Rights Bill Heads to Ways & Means!

on March 13, 2026

In January, S.1389, An Act Modernizing the 6 Fundamental Rights, moved[…]

Both House & Senate Move Peer Respite Bill Forward

on March 9, 2026

Updated on March 12, 2026 to reflect changes in the House[…]

“AOT” Bill Makes Its Way to Senate Ways & Means

on March 6, 2026

Some form of Involuntary Outpatient Commitment (also known as “Assisted Outpatient[…]

Where's that Bill now?!

H.1801, An Act to provide continuum of care for severe mental illness was "sent to study" in February, 2026 by the House Judiciary Committee. This essentially means the bill is dead for the season.

S.1115, the bill by the same name in the Senate, was moved from the Senate Judiciary Committee to the Health Care Financing Committee and then just recently to the Senate Ways & Means Committee where it was also given a new bill number (S.2973) due to some very minor editing of typos.

S.1389, An act modernizing the 6 fundamental rights was reported out favorably by the Senate Substance Use, Mental Health and Recovery committee in January, 2026 to the Senate Ways and Means.

More recently, the House version (H.2211) was also voted out to the House Ways and Means with some edits. It is now H.5229.

S.1383, An act establishing peer run respites throughout the Commonwealth was reported out favorably by the Senate Health Care Financing Committee on February 9, 2026. It is anticipated to be headed to the Senate Ways & Means Committee next.

The bill by the same name in the House (H.2231) was voted favorably out of the House Substance Use, Mental Health and Recovery Committee on March 12, 2026. It was also edited and so given a new bill number (H.5231).